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first up, a plan to repeal president obama's health care law which was just upheld by the supreme court. kelly o'donnell joins us. kelly, congressman cummings was on with andrea mitchell today. he made the point, i think a lot of folks have made this, regarding this health care debate in comparison to perhaps movement, how to get people back to work. >> reporter: well, certainly republicans would make an argument about jobs linking that to the health care law and their yet another attempt to repeal it. it's the kind of thing that can pass the house because there are enough republicans. their argument is that small businesses have uncertainty about the health carrey kwiermts und care requirements. the repeal mantra, repetition is a friend in politics, that is something that they're taking home to their districts and fighting for. by making this yet another vote putting democrats, especially those in districts where the health care law is not as popular, putting them on the hot seat. it is repeating the message that is the outline for this campaign. they believe it should be repealed. the
first up, a plan to repeal president obama's health care law which was just upheld by the supreme court. kelly o'donnell joins us. kelly, congressman cummings was on with andrea mitchell today. he made the point, i think a lot of folks have made this, regarding this health care debate in comparison to perhaps movement, how to get people back to work. >> reporter: well, certainly republicans would make an argument about jobs linking that to the health care law and their yet another attempt...
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soon move in boehner's direction, after another week or so of brinksmanship, we will see obama say, hey, look, i'm coming forward with entitlement cuts that i'm willing to propose publicly. chris: i got to check this. would you confirm that? you know these people. >> all of the components of the deal are there. when people ask me why did conditioning leave town? because the people who matter in the deal stayed in town. all the various members of congress could go home, it gets them out of the way and deal talking can go on. the brinksmanship is political theater and necessary in the process. chris: both pretend they're willing to go over? >> to both show resistance and then incrementally get towards -- chris: you covered the greek situation and watched the hell that went on over there. give me a picture of that and where we're headed if we don't deal in the short run with the debt problem and the cliff and later on, what do we face in this country? >> greece is a perfect example when you continue to borrow from the future, which is what we're doing right now. so if you don't deal wi
soon move in boehner's direction, after another week or so of brinksmanship, we will see obama say, hey, look, i'm coming forward with entitlement cuts that i'm willing to propose publicly. chris: i got to check this. would you confirm that? you know these people. >> all of the components of the deal are there. when people ask me why did conditioning leave town? because the people who matter in the deal stayed in town. all the various members of congress could go home, it gets them out of...
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he has been exercising the powers that he should as a leader. >> president obama is not just sitting there. he has come forward asking to raise the debt ceiling. are you following that? >> yes. >> what do you think of that, and what do you think the congress thinks of that? >> well, it has to be raised. >> that's the power of the purse. >> the power of the purse is the power to spend. congress has already authorized and appropriated all of this money. now, it wants to come back in and prevent the government from paying the debts accrued by congress itself. so there is something absurd in congress coming in behind, and saying all of am money that we appropriated, we -- this money that we appropriated, we don't want to pay for it. we want to default on the national debt. >> if he has the power to raise the debt ceiling, the defacto power to do that, is that causing a mall-balancing, a bad balancing between the executive branch and the legislative branch? >> not at all. because the congress still has the power of the purse. if they don't want to spend money, then they don't have to spen
he has been exercising the powers that he should as a leader. >> president obama is not just sitting there. he has come forward asking to raise the debt ceiling. are you following that? >> yes. >> what do you think of that, and what do you think the congress thinks of that? >> well, it has to be raised. >> that's the power of the purse. >> the power of the purse is the power to spend. congress has already authorized and appropriated all of this money. now, it...
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it gives you are about two weeks of revenue under the obama current spending trajectory don't fall into that. when originally asked if he wanted to raise taxes, he said no for about seven hours. even president obama in indiana said he would raise -- and he was basically making the argument are we not in a recession right now? technically, we are not. i just do not think people with a straight face can make the argument that you can grow the economy and get people to invest more by somehow raising taxes. >> we do not think that is the end all, be all, but we do think it should be on the table and it will not hurt the economy. we have been the ones saying, i think we agree on this. the economic recovery, we have seen economic growth in the past 32 months that is not as strong as we would like, but it is better than where we were four years ago. we were losing up to 700,000 jobs per month. would we like to be growing jobs faster? of course we would. it is a slow recovery. and i think there has been a lot of open as on the parts of democrats and the white house that what we do next year, we
it gives you are about two weeks of revenue under the obama current spending trajectory don't fall into that. when originally asked if he wanted to raise taxes, he said no for about seven hours. even president obama in indiana said he would raise -- and he was basically making the argument are we not in a recession right now? technically, we are not. i just do not think people with a straight face can make the argument that you can grow the economy and get people to invest more by somehow...
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see you next week. >> bret: a personal scandal leads to the resignation of one of the obama administration's most respected figures. this is "special report." ♪ >> bret: good evening. i'm bret baier. talk about a november surpris surprise. c.i.a. director general david petraeus is out tonight. just three days after president obama won re-election. petraeus says the reason isen extramarital affair. this is one of those stories that virtually no one saw coming. we begin with ed henry. >> reporter: officials were stunned when general petraeus came to the president and told him that he wanted to step down. he has had a long distinguished military record of decades, architect of the surge in iraq. you will remember. in 2007 under president bush. came back and became the commander on the ground in afghanistan against president obama. the general has come under fire for the c.i.a. role in benghazi terror attack, people close to him tonight insist the resignation had nothing to do with the ips dept. this is a personal failing that he talked about today in a statement saying after being married for
see you next week. >> bret: a personal scandal leads to the resignation of one of the obama administration's most respected figures. this is "special report." ♪ >> bret: good evening. i'm bret baier. talk about a november surpris surprise. c.i.a. director general david petraeus is out tonight. just three days after president obama won re-election. petraeus says the reason isen extramarital affair. this is one of those stories that virtually no one saw coming. we begin...
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boehner is listening to others, like all the republican governors this week, and bill kristol and others are saying do we really want to be the party -- defending eleva tax cuts for people with car elevators? if i were obama, i would get them in a room and keep them there. >> but it is interesting when you watch what is going on right now. obama does this very nice balance between "i am open to everything, but i am drawing one red line for millionaires --" >> i don't hear him changing on that. >> he is not. the ones who are being really tough for the democrats in the house and the senate. they are the ones doing the public posturing for him. >> i think also that john boehner does not have a strong hand. he has got a caucus that has dug in its heels on any kind of compromise. i saw this picture of john boehner, this cartoon character, holding a football and saying to president obama "trust me." >> there was an election on november 6 and the democrats did not do that badly. who is here? >> everybody has got to give. >> it really is true. you cannot tax your way out of this debt, you cannot
boehner is listening to others, like all the republican governors this week, and bill kristol and others are saying do we really want to be the party -- defending eleva tax cuts for people with car elevators? if i were obama, i would get them in a room and keep them there. >> but it is interesting when you watch what is going on right now. obama does this very nice balance between "i am open to everything, but i am drawing one red line for millionaires --" >> i don't hear...
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tax, estimates those 5 new provisions amount to $2 60 billion tax hike over next 7 years, president obama, avoid anything real negotiating on fiscal cliff issue, president doubles the amount of tax hikes he campaigned on when he unveiled his initial proposal, then after weeks of negotiating with proxies in media, most recent offer cuts that number to $1.4 trillions. house speaker boehner told his caucus, both sides are not close on a deal to avoid the cliff, minority leader nancy pelosi ripping republican leadership from house floor in what can be described as a bizarre rant that ended with a compliment of the speaker. >> it really getting boring. it is smacks a little bit of nero, figure it out, we did. figure it out. then, go forward and continue to debate the issue. i believe he is a important of good intention, maybe that gets me into trouble my saying that. lou: to surprise of many in washington boehner appears to have support of more voters than anyone thought previously, a new fox poll shows 3 a 3 to 1 margin, voters believe by enacting mostly spending cuts is the best way to deal
tax, estimates those 5 new provisions amount to $2 60 billion tax hike over next 7 years, president obama, avoid anything real negotiating on fiscal cliff issue, president doubles the amount of tax hikes he campaigned on when he unveiled his initial proposal, then after weeks of negotiating with proxies in media, most recent offer cuts that number to $1.4 trillions. house speaker boehner told his caucus, both sides are not close on a deal to avoid the cliff, minority leader nancy pelosi ripping...
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who is coming next week? >> president obama is said to come and look at the area and get an update and see what is going on with the recovery and clean up. will that help or make a difference at all? >> i think every bit helps. the bottom line is, it is coordination we need. resources have come in from all over the country and federal government and city and state. but getting them to the end users and survivors that need them the most is it a challenge. it is difficult for the city to do that. the most effective sours are the citizens. neighbors that bound together and started their own groups and block captains and getting things done that is most effective. that's what my staff work with . we find out what they need and they desiminate it. not only resources but information. that is the success we have had is come from the citizens from the community that stepped up. >> that is good news out of a tough situation . our hearts go out to all of you there. i know it is it a rough go. woolkeep on it keep us pos
who is coming next week? >> president obama is said to come and look at the area and get an update and see what is going on with the recovery and clean up. will that help or make a difference at all? >> i think every bit helps. the bottom line is, it is coordination we need. resources have come in from all over the country and federal government and city and state. but getting them to the end users and survivors that need them the most is it a challenge. it is difficult for the city...
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president obama has confirmed a trip to new york next week for a recovery update. this as the latest estimate on destruction stands at $50 billion. that does not include any damage from the latest nor'easter. the number of power outages is down from 5.5 million at the disaster site. -- disaster's height. >> what we want? power. when do we wanted? now. this is a crisis of epic proportions. this is a natural disaster. >> new york governor andrew cuomo has called for an investigation. he is reaping the utility companies, calling them unprepared and badly managed. recent storms like sandy have the maryland public commission reviewing a proposal that would force utilities to harden their systems. david joins us with what the governor has in mind. >> what consumers may find most interesting is this report recommends tying approval ratings to the utility's record of reliability. snowmageddon, a paralyzing storm, cost consumers more than $12 million. hurricane irene was worse. and more recently, horacio caused consumers $320 million. the impact includes replacing perishabl
president obama has confirmed a trip to new york next week for a recovery update. this as the latest estimate on destruction stands at $50 billion. that does not include any damage from the latest nor'easter. the number of power outages is down from 5.5 million at the disaster site. -- disaster's height. >> what we want? power. when do we wanted? now. this is a crisis of epic proportions. this is a natural disaster. >> new york governor andrew cuomo has called for an investigation....
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obama for a uniquely brutal gaffe last week. ♪ >> the private sector is doing fine. >> mr. obama proved once again a bit of self deposit prec indication is the best response. >> there will be no shortage of gaffes and contro verse ease that keeps both campaigns busy and gives writers something to write about. i made my unique contribution to that process. >> that's us he is referring to. the president got back down to business defining romney's views on the economy as little more than a rehash of george w. bush's failures. >> governor romney believes deeply in the theory we tried during the last decade the best way to grow the economy is from the top down. we tried this. their policies did not grow the economy. they did not grow the middle class. they did not reduce our deficit. why would we think that they would work better this time? [applause.] >> for those who think they wouldn't, mr. obama offered an alternative. >> i believe that you can't bring down the debt without a strong and growing economy. i believe you can't have a strong and growing economy without a strong a
obama for a uniquely brutal gaffe last week. ♪ >> the private sector is doing fine. >> mr. obama proved once again a bit of self deposit prec indication is the best response. >> there will be no shortage of gaffes and contro verse ease that keeps both campaigns busy and gives writers something to write about. i made my unique contribution to that process. >> that's us he is referring to. the president got back down to business defining romney's views on the economy as...
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what changed the last week for obama? >> i think sandy changed it a little bit. they let the president be president. i think it helped. >> i would also say this race was more of a referendum in some way on mitt romney than it was the president and that's unusual. >> did your side -- i know you're a true believer and i respect that. i mean it. do you think they didn't really believe he believed? >> no, i don't think that was the problem. i think the bigger problem was two things. they never personally connected with him. they never felt this attachment and didn't see him as this person. that's his personality. secondly, i think we failed midd middle-income blue collar voters who feel we no longer understand their daily life and that we think it'sal about the social issues and fighting the tax breaks for the wealthy. >> i know. my dad's a regular republican, not a right winger. he e said the trouble with my party is they care about the big corporations too much, like ge used to always point to it. look at this. romney's senior adviser defended his campaign this wee
what changed the last week for obama? >> i think sandy changed it a little bit. they let the president be president. i think it helped. >> i would also say this race was more of a referendum in some way on mitt romney than it was the president and that's unusual. >> did your side -- i know you're a true believer and i respect that. i mean it. do you think they didn't really believe he believed? >> no, i don't think that was the problem. i think the bigger problem was two...
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. >> a terrible end to a horrible week. it really was. i don't know anything more than anyone else does. i think the president will face national security channels more quickly than people realize. we can put it on the back burner and personnel changes, secretary of state, secretary of defense and major decisions have to be made about syria. 30,000 people have been killed and we are losing influence by not having been more forward leaning. afghanistan. what is the president going to do? we have 68,000 troops there. the vice president said we are getting out in 2014, period. the administration policy is responsible in my view to get force there. advisory support there. but i don't know, support on the hill. if the republicans and the democrats think we're just in slow motion defeat in afghanistan. will people support sending more troops over there for two years? i'm not sure. he has to make a decision. does he just want out of the war or a stable outcome, where he needs to rally the country? he will have a busy foreign policy agenda in the
. >> a terrible end to a horrible week. it really was. i don't know anything more than anyone else does. i think the president will face national security channels more quickly than people realize. we can put it on the back burner and personnel changes, secretary of state, secretary of defense and major decisions have to be made about syria. 30,000 people have been killed and we are losing influence by not having been more forward leaning. afghanistan. what is the president going to do?...
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three weeks ago, she dropped out of the race, but she still wants president obama out of the white house. tonight for the first time since suspending her campaign, she's talking and here to tell you what she thought about the address. i can only guess you weren't wholly satisfied. but let me try to go to the positive. is there anything you can zero in on the president's speech that was inspiring and hopeful to you for the american people? >> i think it was inspiring to hear all the praise given to our brave men and women in uniform. that occurred at the top of the speech, at the bottom of the speech. i think all of us recognize that osama bin laden's capture happened because of the bravery of seal team 6. we will never be able to fully repay that debt to them. we are extremely grateful to our brave men and women in uniform. >> greta: do you get the sense that the president was lecturing congress or reaching out and saying let's work together on the very serious problems? >> it -- some of his language may have appeared, greta, like he was reaching out. but there was no reaching out. there
three weeks ago, she dropped out of the race, but she still wants president obama out of the white house. tonight for the first time since suspending her campaign, she's talking and here to tell you what she thought about the address. i can only guess you weren't wholly satisfied. but let me try to go to the positive. is there anything you can zero in on the president's speech that was inspiring and hopeful to you for the american people? >> i think it was inspiring to hear all the praise...
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. >> listen, a terrible end to a horrible week. and, i really -- i don't know anything more than anyone else does. you know, i think the president will... when things are wrong we can put things on the back burner and secretary of state an secretary of defense and, wait 6 to 9 months but major decisions have to be made about syria, 30,000 people have been killed and we are losing influence by not being more forward leading an afghanistan. what is the president going to do, the troops there, and, the vice president said we're getting out in 2014, period and the policy is more responsible, in my view to get a force there, advisory support force there afterwards but i don't know, will there be support on the hill, republicans and democrats think we are in slow motion at in afghanistan, will people support sending more troops over there? i'm not sure. he has to make a decision, does he want to get out of the war or avenue a favorable outcome, and he'll avenue a busy foreign policy agenda in the next six months. >> chris: we are running
. >> listen, a terrible end to a horrible week. and, i really -- i don't know anything more than anyone else does. you know, i think the president will... when things are wrong we can put things on the back burner and secretary of state an secretary of defense and, wait 6 to 9 months but major decisions have to be made about syria, 30,000 people have been killed and we are losing influence by not being more forward leading an afghanistan. what is the president going to do, the troops...
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how has president obama handled the fiscal cliff? has he got the job done, will you blow it, or hassey kicked the can down te road? logons gerriwillis.com. >> by going over the fiscal cliff, a divided congress will hurt you and your kids when it comes to paying for college. will lawmakers get their act together in time? leader, more u.s. navy seals in hot water. fox news lis wiehl has the fox news lis wiehl has the shocking new details on the i'm a conservative investor. i invest in what i know. i turned 65 last week. i'm getting married. planning a life. there are risks, sure. but, there's no reward without it. i want to be prepared for the long haul. i see a world bursting with opportunities. india, china, brazil, ishares, small-caps, large-caps, ishares. industrials. low cost. every dollar counts. ishares. income. dividends. bonds. i like bonds. ishares. commodities. diversification. choices. my own ideas. ishares. i want to use the same stuff the big guys use. ishares. 9 out of 10 large, professional investors choose ishares for
how has president obama handled the fiscal cliff? has he got the job done, will you blow it, or hassey kicked the can down te road? logons gerriwillis.com. >> by going over the fiscal cliff, a divided congress will hurt you and your kids when it comes to paying for college. will lawmakers get their act together in time? leader, more u.s. navy seals in hot water. fox news lis wiehl has the fox news lis wiehl has the shocking new details on the i'm a conservative investor. i invest in what...
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at the end of this week. thomas? >> set the sand on the soles as soon as you can. >> reporter: i will. >> merry christmas. thanks. >> reporter: you, too. >>> there are senators on both sides of the aisle saying that the best hope before the new year is a small and temporary deal that will at least buy americans some time. >> i think there's unfortunately only a small deal. i think we'll get past it but we have to get to the big deal. >> we can't let taxes go up on working people in this country. it is going to be a patch because in four days we can't solve everything. >> all right. let's dig in and talk more. joining me is lynn sweet and bob cusa cusack. lynn, i want to start with you. we hear kay bailey hutchison saying to see a patch or a stop gap deal. is there the possibility of a little bit of a band-aid for most americans before the fiscal cliff? >> i think absolutely. and i think also congress can buy a little more time if because, you know, what this deadline is congressional imposed so the band-aid over to j
at the end of this week. thomas? >> set the sand on the soles as soon as you can. >> reporter: i will. >> merry christmas. thanks. >> reporter: you, too. >>> there are senators on both sides of the aisle saying that the best hope before the new year is a small and temporary deal that will at least buy americans some time. >> i think there's unfortunately only a small deal. i think we'll get past it but we have to get to the big deal. >> we can't let...
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president obama will meet with congressional leaders on the issue next week. >>> and in florida, it is all over, but the vote count, as the state tries to finalize its tally of the presidential election. unofficial results are due to the secretary of state by noon today. cnn has yet to project a winner, but president obama enjoys a 60,000 vote lead over mitt romney. >>> happy birthday to all the men and women serving in the marines around the world. today marks the 237th anniversary for the u.s. marine corps. they were founded in 1775. now, to celebrate, some will have birthday cake, some will hold special ceremonies, others will raise money for charity. >>> in washington state, prosecutors are throwing out 175 marijuana possession cases, that's because on tuesday voters there passed a ballot initiative that legalizes pot, so prosecutors in two counties, including seattle, drop cases that would no longer be punishable under the new law. the law technically doesn't take effect, though, until next month. i'm sure those folks are happy. >>> a bombshell in the intelligence community. cia d
president obama will meet with congressional leaders on the issue next week. >>> and in florida, it is all over, but the vote count, as the state tries to finalize its tally of the presidential election. unofficial results are due to the secretary of state by noon today. cnn has yet to project a winner, but president obama enjoys a 60,000 vote lead over mitt romney. >>> happy birthday to all the men and women serving in the marines around the world. today marks the 237th...
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negotiations betwe president obama andohn boehner. what became of f all the stocks? -- all thsoe talks? capitohill setback in spite of better than expected grth nunumbers. we have all that and more with our roundtable coming up. first, two big industries during the holiday season -- food and cabs. hans hess is the ner and founder of a burger chain t that started in washington but now has gone global. thank you for joining us. where do we start? elevation burger was the originalaby. let'start there. you grew up in california an you got a degree in physics and then a master's degreen theology. you and i i were talking before the show started. you he worked d just about everherere. whatat got youou to elevation burger? i i worked on the hill for about a year in 199and wrotote a paper abobout how microbes are killing people. when i had the idea for elevation burgerin 2002, i said we have to do inorganic burger with no compromise. >> expensive by many standards. you have managed to make a cost effective. >> that was a concern of course but we did find ways to do it affoab
negotiations betwe president obama andohn boehner. what became of f all the stocks? -- all thsoe talks? capitohill setback in spite of better than expected grth nunumbers. we have all that and more with our roundtable coming up. first, two big industries during the holiday season -- food and cabs. hans hess is the ner and founder of a burger chain t that started in washington but now has gone global. thank you for joining us. where do we start? elevation burger was the originalaby. let'start...
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he launched his latest attack on president obama's foreign policy last week at the hudson institute, blasting the president for having the gal to bring troops home. fox news offers a few of the evening's key details. cheney was introduced by scooter libby who spoke in detail about cheney's life and accomplishments, joking how cheney flunked out of yale twice and joking about his hunting incident. cheney went right at u.s. foreign policy, letting folks know his view of the middle east hasn't changed much. >> that entire part of the world appears to be moving in a direction that's fundamentally hostile to long-term u.s. interest. and yet we are -- seem to be unable to influence events in that part of the world. partly because we're headed for the exits and everybody knows it. >> what's cheney's solution to bringing stability to the middle east, endless war? >> we pulled out of iraq, we didn't bother to negotiate the stay behind agreement. we're well on our way out of afghanistan. and we have had a president who has been to cairo, one of the first things he did to apologize for the u.s.
he launched his latest attack on president obama's foreign policy last week at the hudson institute, blasting the president for having the gal to bring troops home. fox news offers a few of the evening's key details. cheney was introduced by scooter libby who spoke in detail about cheney's life and accomplishments, joking how cheney flunked out of yale twice and joking about his hunting incident. cheney went right at u.s. foreign policy, letting folks know his view of the middle east hasn't...
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president obama wrapped up the day in virginia governor romney started in new hampshire, spoke iowa, ending with two campaign stops in colorado. >>> because of last week's storm, people in new jersey can vote electronically on tuesday. the governor's office says it's widening the fax and e-mail programs used by absentee voters and deployed military. the storm wiped out so many structures, officials wanted to ease the pressure on temporary polling places. >>> and the storm clean-up continues. at least 106 u.s. deaths are blamed on the storms, and the search for victims is still ongoing. almost 2.5 million people are still without power. the damage is estimated at $30 billion to $50 billion. >>> an update on the meningitis outbreak. dozens new infections. 14,000 people received the shots. 29 people have died. i'm victor blackwell. "obama revealed" continues right now. >>> we're done. >> president obama had won a hard-fought victory on health care, but the country was still hurting. >> some economists are predicting that the unemployment rate could go higher. >> this is the first time e
president obama wrapped up the day in virginia governor romney started in new hampshire, spoke iowa, ending with two campaign stops in colorado. >>> because of last week's storm, people in new jersey can vote electronically on tuesday. the governor's office says it's widening the fax and e-mail programs used by absentee voters and deployed military. the storm wiped out so many structures, officials wanted to ease the pressure on temporary polling places. >>> and the storm...
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. >>> this week president obama is expected to nominate senator john kerry as his next secretary of state. the massachusetts democrat has served in the senate for almost 30 years. he's been chairman of the senate foreign relations committee for the past four years. the massachusetts governor duvall patrick would name a replacement until a special election. >>> outgoing secretary of state hillary clinton is resting at home after suffering a concussion. she's been battling a stomach virus and fainted after becoming dehydrated. her office said it's not severe but will skip he her appearance in front of house foreign affairs committee this week. she was scheduled to testify on thursday about the attack on the u.s. consulate in benghazi, libya on september 11th. >>> more gunshots. this time the frightening incident was at a shopping mall parking lot at newport beach, california. a man in the parking lot fired 50 shots in the air. this happened yesterday. stores that were filled with with holiday shoppers, those doors were locked quickly. no one was hit by the bullets, but one person suffered m
. >>> this week president obama is expected to nominate senator john kerry as his next secretary of state. the massachusetts democrat has served in the senate for almost 30 years. he's been chairman of the senate foreign relations committee for the past four years. the massachusetts governor duvall patrick would name a replacement until a special election. >>> outgoing secretary of state hillary clinton is resting at home after suffering a concussion. she's been battling a...
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last week, in his state of the union address, president obama said that americans deserve a government that plays by the rules, yet his appointments of january 4, just one day into a three-day recess -- senate recess, failed to meet his own standard. those unlawful appointments are the latest example of how he is willing even to undermine the constitution and weaken our government institutions to get what he wants. they are a deeply cynical political ploy that puts his own ideological wants and electoral needs above our constitution and rule of law. the constitution, not the president's political agenda or reelection strategy, sets the rules we must live by and play by. in the regular order of the appointment process, the president nominates but the senate must consent for him to appoint. the president may not get his way every time, but this is one of many checks and balances in our system to make sure that one part of the government does not gather too much power. the constitution also allows the president temporarily to fill -- quote -- "vacancies that may happen during the recess o
last week, in his state of the union address, president obama said that americans deserve a government that plays by the rules, yet his appointments of january 4, just one day into a three-day recess -- senate recess, failed to meet his own standard. those unlawful appointments are the latest example of how he is willing even to undermine the constitution and weaken our government institutions to get what he wants. they are a deeply cynical political ploy that puts his own ideological wants and...
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now president obama campaigning in iowa, a few miles from irvingdale. it kicks off the charlotte tour, the site of next week's democratic national convention in charlotte, north carolina. >> hello! oh, it is good to be back in iow iowa. >> i love you, mr. president. >> i love you back! that's why i'm back. oh, this is a great crowd. it's good to see my outstanding friend tom harkin in the house. bob wells, john miller, and can everybody give lucas a big round of applause, not just for the introduction, but for his service to our country? and it is great to see all of you. we got a spectacular day. college football is in the air. we will try to get you home in time to see the hawkeyes and the cyclones. i know we've got kickoff later. and although you got to see the nationals and the performance before i got here, i just want you to know that i could not appreciate them perform ing per us so please give them a big round of applause as well. now, iowa, this is our first stop. on the road to our convention in charlotte, north carolina. but there was a reaso
now president obama campaigning in iowa, a few miles from irvingdale. it kicks off the charlotte tour, the site of next week's democratic national convention in charlotte, north carolina. >> hello! oh, it is good to be back in iow iowa. >> i love you, mr. president. >> i love you back! that's why i'm back. oh, this is a great crowd. it's good to see my outstanding friend tom harkin in the house. bob wells, john miller, and can everybody give lucas a big round of applause, not...
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something today because stocks are higher after what has been a rough week. "power lunch" counts down to the president and that begins now. >>> scott, thank you. a busy hour ahead. breaking news of course, as we've been saying, president obama set to lay down his starting points on the fiscal cliff debate and what the economy needs to stay in recovery mode. a setting rich in theater coming just hours after the speaker of the house, boehner, made his case. >> indeed he did, ty. thank you. i'm sue herera, along with my partner tyler mathisen. john harwood and eamon javers are in washington as we countdown to the president's statement in a few minutes. we're hearing that the white house has invited congressional leaders for a meeting at the white house next week on the fiscal cliff. that seems to mean, john, to me anyway, a little bit of progress. what type of tone do you expect, john, the president to take in this next address? >> sue, i expect him to be conciliatory and reaching out to republicans the way john boehner has tried to strike that mode on capitol h
something today because stocks are higher after what has been a rough week. "power lunch" counts down to the president and that begins now. >>> scott, thank you. a busy hour ahead. breaking news of course, as we've been saying, president obama set to lay down his starting points on the fiscal cliff debate and what the economy needs to stay in recovery mode. a setting rich in theater coming just hours after the speaker of the house, boehner, made his case. >> indeed he...
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reiterated offer he gave in the speech a week ago. basically keep all the taxes where they are for income amounts up to $250,000 a year and less. extend long-term unemployment insurance for two million americans, what is described as some other items, potentially the amt patch involved in that. that helps about tens of millions of americans, middle class americans from having to pay the alternative minimum tax. at that point that is essentially just a scaled down version of where president obama was in his opening offer. so we're still rat just a smaller version of an opening offer, especially when you consider taxes. we're not sure in the hour and five minute meeting was held here at the white house if congressional leaders were able to make any progress the way the white house phrased this is basically this is the president's offer. he wants up-or-down vote in the house and senate unless republican leaders come back with a second offer. that is something we've not gotten word if they threw that meeting had managed to make any progre
reiterated offer he gave in the speech a week ago. basically keep all the taxes where they are for income amounts up to $250,000 a year and less. extend long-term unemployment insurance for two million americans, what is described as some other items, potentially the amt patch involved in that. that helps about tens of millions of americans, middle class americans from having to pay the alternative minimum tax. at that point that is essentially just a scaled down version of where president...
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which is also known as obama care. just consider what reuters pound when they asked voters this week about the key components of the law like creating an insurance pool or small businesses in the uninsured, taking advantage of large group price. how about subsidies on a sliding scale to help those that can't afford private insurance? 07% of independents are for that and 60% of republicans. overwhelmingly say yes, do it. a majority of republicans even say they think companies will more than 50 employees should be required to offer insurance to their workers. some say that all of this reflect as messaging failure on the part of obama and fellow democrats. if only they explained what's in the law better, you know, combated death penalty rumors for rigorously, i don't buy it. i think the lesson here is simpler and probably a little more depressing. you can't do big things in government without a big backlash. part of this has to do with partisanship. when you get down to it most of us are loyal to one party or the oth othe
which is also known as obama care. just consider what reuters pound when they asked voters this week about the key components of the law like creating an insurance pool or small businesses in the uninsured, taking advantage of large group price. how about subsidies on a sliding scale to help those that can't afford private insurance? 07% of independents are for that and 60% of republicans. overwhelmingly say yes, do it. a majority of republicans even say they think companies will more than 50...
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president obama officially hits the campaign trail next week, but first he unleashes hi ace tack dog on mitt romney. >> i said before, thanks to president obama, bin laden is dead and general motors is alive. you have to ask yourself, if governor romney had been president, could we have used the same slogan in reverse? now it the i'm to heed the timeless advice from teddy roosevelt. big softly and carry a big stick, end of quote. i promise you, the president has a big stick. >>> in a race where the economy is a top issue, how important will -- >>> plus sxloisive testimony. andrew young airs john edwards' dirty laundry on the stand as defense lawyers put the top a s aide's credibility under attack. >>> foul ball, a little boy reduced to tears after missing the lucky catch. did the greedy couple next to him really need to pose for the pictures? answer -- no. good day. i'm chris cillizza live in washington, in today, in our daily fix, team obama has made it official, the general election is on. the president and first lady will formally kick off the campaign at two rallies on may 5th, k
president obama officially hits the campaign trail next week, but first he unleashes hi ace tack dog on mitt romney. >> i said before, thanks to president obama, bin laden is dead and general motors is alive. you have to ask yourself, if governor romney had been president, could we have used the same slogan in reverse? now it the i'm to heed the timeless advice from teddy roosevelt. big softly and carry a big stick, end of quote. i promise you, the president has a big stick. >>>...
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the next report is weeks away focus on the deputy attorney general. in the time report, attorneyien holder, himself, obstruction of justice. bret? >> bret: thank you. another house panel is claiming the obama administration for a nearly one in five rearrest rate for illegal immigrants who are not deported. the judiciary committee reports 17% of undocumented immigrants arrested for crimes commit new ones within three years of release. the administration admits the focus is on criminals not the ample illegal immigrant. olympic gold medalist credits the ghost of a late dictator with giving him strength. that is later in the grapevine. up next from boon to bust. in the big valley. [ donovan ] i hit a wall. and i thought "i can't do this, it's just too hard." then there was a moment. when i decided to find a way to keep going. go for olympic gold and go to college too. [ male announcer ] every day we help students earn their bachelor's or master's degree for tomorrow's careers. this is your moment. let nothing stand in your way. devry university, proud to
the next report is weeks away focus on the deputy attorney general. in the time report, attorneyien holder, himself, obstruction of justice. bret? >> bret: thank you. another house panel is claiming the obama administration for a nearly one in five rearrest rate for illegal immigrants who are not deported. the judiciary committee reports 17% of undocumented immigrants arrested for crimes commit new ones within three years of release. the administration admits the focus is on criminals not...
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nbc news confirming president obama will nominate john kerry to be the next secretary of state to succeed hillary clinton. we will keep you updated on that situation. >>> turning now to the tragedy in newtown, which happened a week ago today. the nra is due to make its first official statement in about half an hour. we'll have that for you live. a moment of silence for the 26 victims was held at 9:30 this morning all across the country. >>> that is the newtown united methodist church where bells tolled 26 times. fire fighters were overcome with emotion during the moment of silence at the newtown fire house and many had responded to the scene at the school a week ago. a large group gathered in prayer at the national cathedral in washington, d.c. the nasdaq put up a sign that said moment for sandy hook on their digital display outside the building. [ female announcer ] food, meet flavor. flavor, meet food. it's time for swanson flavor boost. concentrated broth in easy to use packets. mix it into skillet dishes, for an instant dose of... hell-o! [ female announcer ] get recipes at flavorboos
nbc news confirming president obama will nominate john kerry to be the next secretary of state to succeed hillary clinton. we will keep you updated on that situation. >>> turning now to the tragedy in newtown, which happened a week ago today. the nra is due to make its first official statement in about half an hour. we'll have that for you live. a moment of silence for the 26 victims was held at 9:30 this morning all across the country. >>> that is the newtown united methodist...
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care from conservative super pac restore america's voice. >>> finally this week in conspiracy world, it's texas congressman louie gohmert, and this sugar plum about how the obama administration is in cahoots with the muslim brotherhood. here he is in a radio interview with neocon frank gaffney. >> i think it almost makes a prima facie case when you look at the decisions made by this administration over the last couple of years or actually all four years, but you look at the decisions its made especially in the last two years in going through the revolutions in northern africa and across the middle east and to the far east, and the only way you could explain the horrendous decisions that were so completely wrong headed would be if this administration had a bunch of muslim brotherhood members giving them advice. >> he represents 600,000 people. unbelievable. gohmert was among the gang of republicans who suggested earlier this year that one of secretary of state clinton's closest aides was a mole for the muslim brotherhood. why not? >>> is the problem with the republican party the megss
care from conservative super pac restore america's voice. >>> finally this week in conspiracy world, it's texas congressman louie gohmert, and this sugar plum about how the obama administration is in cahoots with the muslim brotherhood. here he is in a radio interview with neocon frank gaffney. >> i think it almost makes a prima facie case when you look at the decisions made by this administration over the last couple of years or actually all four years, but you look at the...
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last week slamming president obama's endorsement of marriage equality and they keep tripping over themselves when they try to explain why. just listen to the head of the republican national committee, this weekend on meet the press. >> you believe that gays and lesbians in america deserve equal right. >> i think they regard equal rights in say, equal rights in the workplace. as romney pointed out numerous times. hospital visitations. i think for the sake of dignity and respect. >> wow. he thinks employers should not be allowed to discriminate against gays and lesbians. seems basic, good position. but gary sergeant of the washington post point out that stance could put him at odds with his own party. the senate is going to hold hearings soon on the employment nondiscrimination act. the bill bans discrimination in the workplace based on sexual orientation, and gender identity. and lots of republicans oppose the legislation. including willard romney. back in the '90s we supported a similar bill but had flip-flopped on it by the time he ran for president, the last time. >> sponsor the employment
last week slamming president obama's endorsement of marriage equality and they keep tripping over themselves when they try to explain why. just listen to the head of the republican national committee, this weekend on meet the press. >> you believe that gays and lesbians in america deserve equal right. >> i think they regard equal rights in say, equal rights in the workplace. as romney pointed out numerous times. hospital visitations. i think for the sake of dignity and respect....